Air aide-de-camp

An air aide-de-camp is a senior honorary aide-de-camp appointment for air officers in the Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indian Air Force. Normally the recipient is appointed as an air aide-de-camp to the head of state. The British Army's equivalent appointment is Aide-de-Camp General.

Royal Air Force

Recent appointments have included successive Chiefs of the Air Staff, as well as successive Commanders-in-chief, Strike Command (latterly Air Command), prior to the posts being merged in 2012:

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns (1997–2000)
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall (2000–2001)^[1][2]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire (1999–2003)^[3][4]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge (2003–2006)^[5]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup (2003-)^[6]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy 2006-2009^[7]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French (2006–2007)
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader (2007–2009)
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton (2009-2013)^[8]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran (2009-2010)^[9] (died in office).
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant (2010-2012)^[10]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford (2013-present)^[11]

References

1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55815. p. 4076. 11 April 2000. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56171. p. 4381. 10 April 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55453. p. 4139. 12 April 1999. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57018. p. 9733. 10 April 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57018. p. 9733. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57018. p. 9733. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57965. p. 5686. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
8. Appointment as Chief of the Air Staff and Air Aide-de-Camp of then-Air Marshal Stephen Dalton
9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59100. p. 10232. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
10. Air Rank Appointments list
11. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60575. p. 14490. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.